6 - A Pajama kind of day

The three of us are sick. It's one of those days where the PJs and the TV are staying on...Despite all of the sneezing and coughing, Jack seems to be his normal happy self.  He's a little trooper.  Rob and me?   Not so much.

~6~

Jack and Thomas.

5 - An almost perfect Sunday

Decorating the tree, fire in the fireplace, carols playing, gluhwein simmering on the stove equals an almost perfect Sunday.  (Perfect would be if we didn't all have colds...At least the gluhwein makes my throat feel a little better.)   

~5~

Ornament.

4 - Our tree hunt

Today we got our Christmas tree!  Rob's parents recommended Hartikka's tree farm, so for the second year in row, that's where we went. We picked out our tree (a gorgeous fraser fir) and Rob cut it down while Jack was practically running circles around him...I really think that it was the prettiest tree on the whole farm. After we picked out our tree, we went for a hay ride drawn by Belgian draft horses...we were all cuddled under blankets for the ride and Jack almost fell asleep.  But he didn't, and after the ride he was able to pat the horses (they were named Batman and Robin) on their noses. That made him happy.  

~4~

Next to our tree.

Helping Daddy pull the cart. 

Jack exploring.

And I didn't forget that today is the 4th of the month...so I decided to take Jack's monthly photo even though he's beyond the two year mark. Why stop now?  Especially when he'll sit and smile for me. 

3 - Eyelashes

I took this close-up of Jack while attempting to get a picture that would work for our Christmas card. I love how this shot captures his soft cheeks and his never ending eyelashes...

~3~

Jack and his eyelashes.

2 - Countdown to Christmas

We haven't broken out our Christmas decorations from the basement yet or put our tree up (that's what this weekend has in store for us), but that doesn't mean I am not in the Christmas spirit...I've started my shopping with holiday music blaring in the car (much to Jack's disapproval, all he wants to hear is Sandpiper from his Music Together CD).  I have started to decorate though...I found really pretty wrapping paper that happens to match our kitchen...so I hung it in our glass front cabinets...it's much better than looking at boring white dishes!  :)

~2~

Our first holiday decoration.

1 - Countdown to Christmas

I've been inspired by Mila's Daydreams to have a little Countdown to Christmas on my blog...I will try to post a picture every day from now until Christmas.  It will be a fun little challenge for me to keep this up for 25 days in a row!

 ~1~

Christmas Tree.  Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT.

A catch up post

Oh, hello blog...I think this is the longest I've gone without posting...Sorry to those of you that may be having Jack withdrawal!  It's been a little busy around here!  

We have been doing lots of this:

Jack had some fun doing this:

And he was very proud of himself when he showed me this:

(luckily, I got the shot before he knocked it down with glee)

We went to Boston for the day a few weeks ago...

Jack saw Fenway Park for the first time.

And he tried Indian food for the first time...He wasn't really a fan of the curry, but he LOVED the Naan bread and the mango lassi...

Jack was so good all day...He fell asleep about 30 minutes before we headed home.

We had a really fun pre-Thanksgiving with Brandon, Bonnie, Alex and Kenzie (I wish I took some pictures...) before we headed to my parents' for Thanksgiving. As we do every year, we went to the Manchester Road Race where fun costumes and bloody marys are everywhere. Sam ran in his traditional lobster hat. Can you see him?

Maia ran part of the race too in a matching hat!

Dad wore his Hartford Whaler jersey and hat...and he always gets shout outs from the runners who were fans of the whale...

Jack and Maia had tons of fun playing together.

Although Jack decided to be an incredibly picky eater during Thanksgiving dinner (he refused to even taste anything, except for the dinner rolls), he was a seriously good (and especially adorable) boy all weekend!